Cybersecurity Risk Assessment – Kansas City (MO)

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Risk Assessments Cybersecurity – Kansas City (MO)

Many Kansas City and Missouri businesses face various challenges when managing cybersecurity programs. These include ever-evolving threats, human errors, misconfigurations, poor maintenance, and a lack of a formal cybersecurity plan. An organization is exposed to reputational damage, intellectual property theft, stolen data, and financial loss without adequate and updated protections. In fact, according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Study, the average breach cost in 2023 was $4.5M. This figure reflects the loss potential and the importance of a comprehensive cybersecurity program.

The first step in evaluating your program is conducting a cybersecurity risk assessment. This assessment is designed to identify and test assets that could be impacted by an attack, including hardware, systems, customer/patient data, and intellectual property. It also looks for vulnerabilities due to poor cyber hygiene, cloud vulnerabilities, poor data management, and inadequate post-attack procedures. The resulting report provides insight into how to increase overall effectiveness.

Cybersecurity Risk Assessments – Kansas City (MO)

Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs provides cybersecurity risk assessments to companies’ organizations and family offices in Kansas City and across Missouri. Our team has years of experience evaluating existing protections and recommending improvements against ransomware, phishing, and other malicious attacks. Our team members hold numerous industry certifications from ISC2, Microsoft, Cisco, Citrix, VMware, and more. This means we have both the technical knowledge and practical experience to evaluate systems and remediate concerns across many areas.

Kansas City (MO) Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Services

Our risk assessment services feature an initial review of the company’s compliance requirements, including Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), NYDFS (23 NYCRR Part 500), PCI, or the new FTC safeguard requirements, followed by a gap analysis. The assessment often includes vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and other activities needed to evaluate risk. The result is a written report that provides a clear picture of the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.

We offer additional cybersecurity services that may need to be implemented based on the findings in the report, including:

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Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs provides cybersecurity risk assessment services to companies in Kansas City and across Missouri from our Miami headquarters. If you have questions or need assistance with a risk assessment or other cybersecurity service, complete the form below, and a team member will contact you shortly.


Recent Kansas City Cybersecurity Incidents

Recent cybersecurity incidents in Kansas City, MO, have highlighted the vulnerabilities in various sectors, particularly in public services and healthcare. One major incident was a ransomware attack on the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) in January 2024. This attack disrupted the agency’s communication systems, preventing call centers from receiving calls. While transit operations continued as usual, the attack raised concerns about the potential exposure of sensitive customer information. The Medusa ransomware group claimed responsibility and demanded a $2 million ransom, posting data samples on their extortion portal​ (KCUR)​​.

In another significant incident, Jackson County experienced a ransomware attack in April 2024, targeting the Assessment, Collection, and Recorder of Deeds offices. This attack, attributed to a Russian hacker group, caused considerable disruption to county operations, including tax payments and property records​ (KCUR)​.

National Reach

We also provide cybersecurity risk assessment services to companies in Atlanta (GA), Birmingham (AL), Charleston (SC), Charlotte (NC), Chicago (IL), Cincinnati (OH), Denver (CO), Des Moines (IA), Detroit (MI), Houston (TX),  Indianapolis (IN), Las Vegas (NV), Lexington (KY), Little Rock (AR), Miami (FL), Minneapolis (MN), Nashville (TN), Newark (NJ), New Orleans (LA), New York (NY),  Omaha (NE), Richmond (VA), Santa Fe (NM), and Wilmington (DE).